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Prestigious lecture series at Wits: cardiovascular disease in Africans and importance of lifestyle

Prestigious lecture series at Wits: cardiovascular disease in Africans and importance of lifestyle

Posted on: 28 January 2010

Although cardiovascular disease and its major component, heart disease, exists in epidemic proportions in Western developed countries, it is also an increasing problem in Africa, contributing to significant morbidity and premature mortality in vulnerable populations.


Burden of heart failure in Soweto – The Heart of Soweto Study

Burden of heart failure in Soweto – The Heart of Soweto Study

Posted on: 1 January 2008

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital services the 1.1 million black African community of Soweto, South Africa.